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Snowmen, Anyone?

Well, Christmas is over and winter, my most unfavorite time of year, is officially here. Actually, I could cope with the bone-chilling temperatures. It’s the sleet and ice and snow that eventually drive me up the wall. So far we’ve been lucky where I live, not having had it too bad yet, but I’m sure our turn is coming. The only two things I like about snow are: (1) the beauty of the untouched landscape (if you don’t HAVE to get out in it,) and (2) snowmen! That’s why I thought it would be a good time to post my yearly “Snowman Post.” I haven’t had a chance to make any snow people of my own yet, but if I do, rest assured I’ll share them with you. Meanwhile, I’ve been cruising around and have picked up a few pictures I thought you’d enjoy.

I’ll start with the obvious “bargain” snowman…

Then there’s the unexpectedly limber one… This one makes me smile. Are those golf club legs?

As a counterpart to the last cute one, we have the violent ones… I love the one leaning against the house!

Next we have this rather weird one which I must assume is pregnant. Kinda cute. That could be an alien baby in front.

And finally, my favorite – a bunch of town snowmen!

You know what I love about this one? I love the idea of the people who built them. Did they sneak into the town square at night to create this little army? Or was it an effort of the whole town? Did they bring their own buckets for hats? It’s so neat when adults let themselves be kids again. Last year when I was building a snowman on my driveway divider using the snow I had just shoveled off, I had a sense that some of my neighbors were watching me from their windows. Were they thinking that I am just a little bit crazy? Maybe. Nothing new there. But maybe they were a little envious that they couldn’t just “let go” and come out and join me. That’s what I’m thinking.